by JoAnne Lehrfeld | Nov 16, 2021 | Cupping
According to its advocates, cupping is supposed to promote healing and has been used extensively for sore muscles. But that’s only the beginning. Cupping has also been used for: back and neck pain skin diseases such as acne and hives lowering cholesterol...
by JoAnne Lehrfeld | Jan 3, 2018 | Acupuncture
The power of winter is the power of emphasis: it emphasizes the essence of life. Without the external ornamentation of leaves, flowers, and fruits of the growing season, the plant is just bare essence: a seed, with its potential deep inside, or a tree stripped to its...
by JoAnne Lehrfeld | Nov 22, 2017 | Acupuncture
Acupuncture may sound like an exotic—maybe even improbable—treatment for chronic pain. But this age-old Chinese medical practice has been increasingly accepted in this country as an alternative treatment for low back pain, neck pain, and osteoarthritis, and is now...
by JoAnne Lehrfeld | Oct 13, 2017 | Acupuncture
As someone who’s an acupuncturist, who runs a website about acupuncture and talks to other acupuncturists on a daily basis, it’s easy to become convinced that everyone is an educated acupuncture junkie. But lately, I’ve been reminded that this is not the case. In...
